Coding Instructions v.02.03

UPDATE - October 12, 2011

HTML Online Help Version of CS Instructions Now Available

The Collaborative Stage (CS) team has released the v.02.03 coding instructions and schemas in an alternate format, HTML online help. The content of Part I is identical to the content of the PDF version. The content of Part II (the schemas) is expanded to include additional extra tables not included in the PDF format, especially useful for those who do CS training or perform quality control of CS data. The HTML online help system combines an index for Parts I and II, includes full text searching capability, and has multiple navigation methods. HTML online help systems are familiar to most users. Online help appears in a browser window using the standard Microsoft® HTML Help interface, with selected features enabled by third-party tools.

Click these links to download installation instructions and the HTML online help system.

• Download installation instructions here (75K PDF)
• Download the install file for the online help version of the CS manual here

Hyperlinked CS Coding Instructions

The Collaborative Stage (CS) Team has created Hyperlinked Coding Instructions to make coding CS easier and quicker for the cancer registrars.  We have created a base installation program to hyperlink version 02.03 of the CS Coding Instructions and Schemas to make navigation through the Coding Instructions and voluminous schema tables much quicker and easier.

UPDATE - June 13, 2011

Two small issues with the initial Hyperlinks Coding Instructions have been fixed with a new version. The ability to add highlights and sticky notes has been enabled to all parts of the Coding Instructions and the link to Open Site Specific Notes has been repaired. Please download the latest version here and be sure to read the updated Download Instructions for Hyperlinked Coding Instructions below for further details.

• Download the Hyperlinked CS Coding Instructions Program here (23,395K EXE) - Updated June 13, 2011

Users should refer to these instructions, which are also included in the download, for detailed instructions of how to use the Hyperlinked Coding Instruction.

• Download Instructions for Hyperlinked CS Coding Instructions here (5K TXT) - Updated June 13, 2011
• Instructions with Screenshots (735K PDF)

• General Rules (Part I, Section 1) (1695K PDF)
• Lab Tests, Tumor Markers, and Site-Specific Factor Notes (Part 1, Section 2) (1390K PDF)
• Part II: Collaborative Staging and Coding Manual, Part II, version 02.03 (April 2011)

Instructions for highlighting and adding notes to PDF (940K PDF)

Organization Recommendations and Requirements for Implementation of CS Version 02.03

Each standard-setting group has specific requirements and recommendations for implementation of CS Version 02.03. Click on the links below to download the individual requirements. Where necessary, refer to individual program or central cancer registry requirements for additional information.

• Commission on Cancer (CoC) (85K PDF) - updated December 9, 2010
• National Cancer Institute–Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (NCI-SEER) (30K PDF) - updated December 9, 2010
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Program of Cancer Registries (CDC/NPCR) (60K PDF)
• NPCR SSF Requirements V0203 (40K XLS) - updated February 2012
• Canadian Council of Cancer Registries (Statistics Canada–Canadian Cancer Registry) (65K PDF)
• Canadian Council of Cancer Registries SSF Requirements (45K PDF)

CoC/SEER Combined Requirements for Site-specific Factors (Please Note: The required CS Site Specific Factors for CoC and SEER are identical).

This valuable working tool is color coded to highlight the site-specific factors (SSF) required for staging, obsolete SSF’s, clinically significant SSFs, as well as those not required. This file was updated on 3/17/2011. Please disregard previous versions.

CoC and SEER Combined Site Specific Factors List (35K XLS)

Revised February 21, 2012

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